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Pushin' Too Hard? (with apologies to the Seeds)

By Julia Figueras ~ Posted Tue, 03/09/2010 - 6:20pm

Every Sunday, Democrat and Chronicle music maven Jeff Spevak posts an entry to his blog called "I read the New York Times so you don't have to," highlighting some stories of interest.  This week, he discussed 2 obituaries.  One has haunted me.

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You Missed a Spot!

By Chris Van Hof ~ Posted Tue, 03/02/2010 - 1:50pm

Every day for 5 hours at WXXI, I play CDs.  On an average weekday, I play 22 pieces of recorded music.  A rough estimate suggests that 97% of the recordings I play are produced in a studio, with the remaining 3% are recorded live in concert.  We don't usually think about the process of creating these recordings, but after having just spent a weekend in the recording studio with my brass quintet, I can tell you that studio recording is one of the most humbling experiences a musician can ever have.

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Volunteer for WXXI and Have a Festival!

By Richard Vuillequez ~ Posted Thu, 02/25/2010 - 12:52pm

Yes, we know that Winter is still blowing snow around our Rochester communities, but Spring and Summer are not far away. The warmer season brings us not only sun and fun; it brings us all of those great festivals the Rochester area is so well known for.

WXXI participates in many of these festivals and we need volunteers to help us out in our booth. Booth volunteers promote and explain the many ways WXXI supports our communities with music, art, education and health programs for people of all ages.

The festivals that WXXI will be participating in this year are:

Lilac Festival

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WGBH is looking for blind and low vision adults to participate in online survey about audio description.

By Ruth Phinney ~ Posted Mon, 02/22/2010 - 4:04pm

WGBH is looking for blind and low vision adults to participate in online survey about audio description.

IBM Research in Japan and WGBH’s National Center for Accessible Media are soliciting adults who are blind or have low vision to participate in an online survey regarding the use of synthesized voice in audiodescription. The survey, which will be accessible via screen-reading software, should take no longer than 30 minutes....

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Simon Pontin narrates at upcoming Rochester Chamber Orchestra concert

By Ruth Phinney ~ Posted Mon, 02/22/2010 - 12:06pm

Retired Classical 91.5 Sunshine Show host Simon Pontin narrates a brand new work by William Cahn in the upcoming concert of the Rochester Chamber Orchestra.

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Broadcast date for Pipedreams Live! in Rochester

By Ruth Phinney ~ Posted Thu, 02/18/2010 - 11:33am

We just received word about the second program from the Pipedreams Live! recording here in Rochester in February 2009.  It will be broadcast on WXXI-FM 91.5 on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.  Here's the full rundown of what will be on the show.

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Lotte Lenya Competition Auditions begin

By Ruth Phinney ~ Posted Wed, 02/17/2010 - 1:27pm

The Lotte Lenya Competition is an internationally recognized theater singing competition sponsored by the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music in Manhattan.  The Eastman School of Music will again host one of the live regional auditions as well as the finals of the annual Lotte Lenya Competition, giving local audiences plenty of opportunities to catch the rising stars of musical theater. 

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Let 'em dance!

By Julia Figueras ~ Posted Thu, 02/04/2010 - 5:34pm

Chilean conductor Felipe Hidalgo is coming to Rochester to bring the Gospel of Fun to our young classical musicians. 

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Oldest piece of music in history?

By Brenda Tremblay ~ Posted Tue, 01/26/2010 - 12:03pm

I'm not sure this is really what it claims to be, but it's interesting nonetheless.

 

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WXXI Hosts free screening of "The Eyes of Me"

By Ruth Phinney ~ Posted Tue, 01/26/2010 - 9:07am

WXXI is pleased to host a very special free screening of "The Eyes of Me", a feature film from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series "Independent Lens."

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